Program Overview

Facilities Management

BSc (Hons)

Attendance

• Full-time
• Part-time

Campus

• Preston Campus

Start

• September 2025

Duration

• 3 years

UCAS Code

• K231

Delivery

• In-person

Foundation year available

• Yes

Placement option

• Yes

Overview

This degree is structured to keep pace with a changing and progressive industry, focusing on sustainability. Facilities managers co-ordinate all the services within a building, from its construction to ICT systems, workspaces, and energy efficiency.

Why study with us

• Our placement tutors have close links with industry, so you will learn the skills and current knowledge that employers are looking for.
• Our Building courses are ranked joint top in the UK for career prospects with 100% (Complete University Guide 2023), whilst also ranked 6th in the UK for overall satisfaction (National Student Survey 2022).
• Study alongside students on the construction project management, quantity surveying, and building surveying degrees, allowing knowledge sharing.

What you'll do

• This course offers an optional 48-week sandwich placement in industry for full-time students between Year 2 and Year 3.
• Our Engineering Innovation Centre enables you to work on real-world projects with commercial partners in state-of-the-art facilities.
• Study alongside and even transfer course to construction project management, quantity surveying, or building surveying.

Study in our Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC)

During your studies with us, you’ll benefit from our new £35 million EIC building, which provides an integrated teaching space in state-of-the-art facilities.

Modules

Year 1

• Construction Technology (L4)
• Sustainability and Science
• Management and Economics
• Introduction to Law and Procurement
• Professional Practice
• Interdisciplinary Project

Year 2

• Construction Technology 2
• Building Services
• Production Economics
• Contract Administration
• Management and Project Planning
• Health and Safety Management
• Professional Practice - CPM

Year 3

• Maintenance Management
• Facilities Management
• Project Analysis and Appraisal
• Business Practice and Law
• Dissertation
• Optional modules:
  • Project Management & BIM
  • Building Conservation
  • Health and Safety Management
  • Professional Practice: CPM

Accreditations

• Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Entry requirements

• UCAS: 104 points at A2
• BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM
• BTEC Diploma: D*D
• Pass Access Course: 104 UCAS Points
• International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 104 points from Higher Level Subjects
• T Level: M
• IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
• GCSEs: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent

Fees and funding

• UK: £9,535 per year (full-time), £1,623 for the placement year, £1,587 per 20 credits (part-time)
• International: £17,325 per year (full-time)

Scholarships and bursaries

• Care Leaver Bursary
• Estranged student support
• Dependants Bursary
• Financial support package

Learning and assessment

• A three-year degree qualification typically comprises 360 credits and each 20 credit (a standard module) equates to 200 hours of study.
• Independent study is an important aspect of your degree course.
• Most modules are lecture-based but computing facilities are made available when necessary to learn how to use AutoCAD and Microsoft Project.
• Most modules are assessed by examinations/coursework; the final mark being the average of the two.

Further information

• Our honours degree in Facilities Management has been restructured to keep pace with a changing and progressive industry, and to meet the consequent demands this places on the facilities manager in today’s environment.
• The course reflects the changing role from the more traditional building managerial duties to the broader spectrum of sustainable facilities management.
• The general aims of the course are to provide a broad and rigorous programme of study appropriate to the award of a first degree in Facilities Management.